Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...adaptable self when he strolled into the lounge of the Meurice and cracked at bar-side newsmen: "Well, boys, if you have been waiting for me here since I left Paris you must be in fine shape...
...Democratic proposal, blocking its passage and stripping out what he doesn't like (often with the help of Dixie Democrats), and then retooling it to Taft specifications. Thus he has worked himself into the position where, as much as any man in the Senate, he is able to shape legislation...
...During the war, when courses were in poor shape, most tournaments permitted golfers to improve bad fairway lies...
During a routine House debate on naval appropriations last week, Representative Albert Thomas opened his mouth a millimeter too wide. Out popped a shocker. Said Thomas: "We have something far more deadly than the atomic bomb. We have it today-not tomorrow-and furthermore, it's in usable shape." Then Representative Harry Sheppard, chairman of the Naval Appropriations subcommittee, let out more...
...inter-house crew races are being scheduled for the summer, but House residents will be encouraged to report to Weld Boathouse frequently to get in shape for the full scale intramural regatta which will be held in the spring. Under the direction of Bert Haines a year-round training policy similar to that used in the years before the war will be set up to develop efficiency in the house crews...